Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 315 Liu Bei's Decision

Liu Bei is not what it used to be now. Not only are there many civil servants and generals under his command, but he also sits on Yizhou and Jingzhou and dominates the southwest. It is not as shabby as when he took over Xuzhou. He also knows that Yizhou needs to recuperate.

Because Yizhou is located in the border area and there are many ethnic minorities in the region, the imperial court has always been negligent in its management. Even if Liu Zhang and his son have managed for [-] years, they only controlled the central part of Yizhou.

If Liu Bei launched a military campaign when he first took control of Yizhou, both the gentry and the common people in the state would hate him.

At this time, Liu Bei didn't pay much attention to the gains and losses of Jiangxia's one city and one county, and understood that Zhuge Liang's response was the safest, but his appetite for worrying about Sun Quan was not limited to Jiangxia.

Seeing that Liu Bei didn't answer, Zhuge Liang hurriedly added: "My lord, the population is far more important than the city. In the 13th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan slaughtered Jiangxia, and the population has declined until now. Although the geographical location is very important, the population of Jingzhou is not as good as that of Wuling County.

Now that Jiangxia is occupied by Sun Quan, if you don’t want to give it up, you can only fight with it, and you can only use your troops in Shu, Cao Cao may also take advantage of it, and the price will be quite high, please think twice.”

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Bei Fei is reluctant to part with Jiang Xia, but he is worried that Sun Zhongmou's appetite is not limited to this place. What if he asks for other counties?"

"It depends on Yunchang and Ziyu. If they can make a difference, we can discuss the rest." Zhuge Liang sighed.

"One inch of mountains and rivers and one inch of blood, if Sun Quan's son dares to go too far, my second brother will not agree." Zhang Fei gritted his teeth.

"Weak people are not qualified to negotiate conditions. I hope Yunchang and Ziyu can make good use of their troops." Liu Bei sighed.

Zhuge Liang comforted: "With Yuanzhi helping from the side, Jingzhou may not be so pessimistic. My lord can send someone back to make peace as soon as possible. With Yunchang's staunch character, I am afraid that he will fight Jiangdong to the death."

Liu Bei nodded, and told the panting Yiji: "Uncle Ji just came back from Jingzhou and he is familiar with it. He has worked hard on rhetoric and rushed to Jingzhou as soon as possible to inform Yun Chang, and let him sell Jiang Xia to negotiate peace with Sun Quan."

"If Sun Quan refuses." Yi Ji continued to ask for instructions.

After all, anyone can guess the idea, Sun Quan is absolutely impossible to be anticlimactic, Yi Ji must ask clearly.

"Yide said just now that 'an inch of mountains and rivers is an inch of blood', Sun Zhongmou really wants to have other ideas, how can he give it away for nothing? You sent a message to Yunchang to let him do it cheaply." Liu Bei squinted his eyes, and his eyes were stern between the gaps.

"Wei." Yi Ji got up and left in a hurry.

After Yi Ji left, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong and other generals all looked at Liu Bei expectantly, thinking that there would be no real soldiers, right?
"Zilong." Liu Bei called out.

"The end is here." Zhao Yun stood up and clasped his fists.

Liu Bei nodded, "Get ready to set off for Jingzhou immediately, and return the navy and warships brought out from Jingzhou to Yun Chang."

"only."

Zhao Yun clasped his fists to receive the general order. Although there were not many five thousand sailors in Yizhou, they were all elite trained by Guan Yu. Using them to help Jingzhou was Liu Bei's only way.

Because Sun Quan suddenly stabbed Jingzhou in the back, Ma Chao's welcome banquet ended in such a sloppy manner, people in the hall left one after another, leaving room for Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

"The lord sent Zilong to Jingzhou seems to have a deep meaning?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.

Liu Bei nodded slightly: "The last time Zilong stood up for me to rescue me. Although everyone didn't say anything, they were conflicted in their hearts. If they stayed in Chengdu, they would inevitably be gossiping. Why don't you go back to Jingzhou to help Yunchang and Ziyu, and then escort everyone's family members into Shu after Jingzhou is stable. , so that his life will be easier."

"My lord is still thoughtful." Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement.

Zhuge Liang's topic just started, but it ended because of Liu Bei's non-response. I saw Liu Bei holding a wine glass with a gloomy face, sitting there alone, lost in thought.

"My lord is wondering why Sun Quan reneged on the alliance? There are no permanent allies in the world, only eternal interests. It will be a matter of time before Sun Quan reneges the alliance, but it does come a little early," Zhuge Liang continued to comfort.

Liu Bei shook his head and smiled wryly: "Sun Quan took over the old divisions of Sun Ce and Sun Jian, and the entire Jiangdong is becoming more and more stable in his hands. This person is definitely not an idler. The son of the Sun family is a bit bloody after all, but I just can't figure out why Fu Shiren would Xiancheng, I'm not bad to him."

Zhuge Liang analyzed: "Could it be that Yun Chang's personality is too rigid, and General Fu couldn't bear it, so he surrendered to the enemy?"

"Second brother is arrogant but not humiliating. It is absolutely impossible to force him against him. Besides, Shiren and I have a very close friendship." Liu Bei was puzzled.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, "My lord, it should be because he fell into Sun Quan's trick."

"This should be the most reasonable explanation." Liu Bei could only comfort himself in this way.

Zhuge Liang’s guess was correct. The real reason was indeed Fu Shiren’s plan. When he entered Shu to rescue Liu Bei three times, Guan Yu only had about [-] troops, of which the navy left less than [-]. Half of the warships in Jingzhou were taken away.

Before the accident in Jiangxia, Guan Yu only left Fu Shiren [-] sailors and [-] cavalry to garrison. Half of the main navy was in Hanshui to defend against Cao Cao, and half was placed in Jiangling and the public security to support the Yangtze River.

Lan Tian once wrote to remind Guan Yu euphemistically that Fu Shiren and Jiang Dong were too close, and Guan Yu didn't take it seriously considering that Zhuge Liang wanted "Dong and Sun Quan".

At that time, Jiangdong was resting after the end of the Ruxu War. Hearing that Zhu Guang, the prefect of Lujiang, was opening rice fields in Wancheng, he had the idea of ​​making a comeback in Huainan.

In the spring of the 19th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan, on Lu Meng's suggestion, prepared to cross the Yangtze River north to attack Wancheng, and pulled out the thorn in Cao Cao's eyelid.

On the eve of Sun Quan's dispatch of troops in Chaisang, the news of Liu Bei's capture of Yizhou spread. After reading the Changjiang newspaper, Sun Quan's expression changed suddenly, as if he had swallowed a fly alive.

All the generals lamented Liu Bei's good luck, but Lu Meng noticed Sun Quan's ugly face.

When the generals dispersed their tents to prepare, Lu Meng secretly stayed until the end. He asked Sun Quan in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you seem to be unhappy when you hear that Liu Xuande has taken Yizhou?"

Sun Quan snorted coldly: "Take Jingzhou and Yizhou first, and then enter Tuyuan. Originally, it was Lu Zijing and Zhou Gongjin who decided the strategy for me to win the world in Jiangdong. It's a pity that these places are cheaper than Liu Xuande. It's really uncomfortable to think about it."

"Our army contributed the most in the Battle of Chibi. In the end, not only the governor died of illness, but we Jiangdong got nothing. If the lord hadn't restrained the main force of Cao's army in Huainan this time, the Cao thief might have gone to Hanzhong to threaten Liu Zhang. Liu Xuande would not have had a chance. The capture of Xichuan, it is said that we also have a share of credit for him to take Yizhou." Lu Meng analyzed.

Sun Quan's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Zi Ming's words are very reasonable. It is impossible to let Jiangdong contribute. If we have benefits, we should share them together. Otherwise, what kind of allies are we talking about? I will tell Zijing to go to Jiangling to find Guan Yu. Liu Xuande re-divides Jingzhou."

Lu Meng quickly advised: "My lord, how can I spit out the meat in my mouth so easily?"

(End of this chapter)